Control apparatus and method

Abstract

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to identify a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section, and determine a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking.

1 . A control apparatus comprising a controller configured to:
 identify a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section; and   determine a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking.   
     
     
         2 . The control apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a communication interface, wherein
 the controller is configured to further acquire operation information indicating operation status of the passenger carrying apparatus via the communication interface, and 
 the reward is determined based on the operation information. 
 
     
     
         3 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the operation information includes a demand level of the passenger carrying apparatus, and   the controller is configured to determine the reward to be higher as the demand level exceeds a reference value by a higher ratio.   
     
     
         4 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the operation information includes electrical energy consumed by the passenger carrying apparatus, and   the controller is configured to determine the reward to be higher as the consumed electrical energy exceeds a reference value by a higher ratio.   
     
     
         5 . The control apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to output the determined reward and the consumed electrical energy to the user. 
     
     
         6 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the operation information includes rated power consumption of the passenger carrying apparatus, and   the controller is configured to determine the reward to be higher as the rated power consumption increases.   
     
     
         7 . The control apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to output the determined reward and the rated power consumption to the user. 
     
     
         8 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 a power generation floor is provided in the rewarding section, and   the controller is configured to acquire, via the communication interface, electrical energy generated by the user traveling on the power generation floor by walking, and determine the reward to be higher as the generated electrical energy increases.   
     
     
         9 . The control apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to output the determined reward and the generated electrical energy to the user. 
     
     
         10 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to receive positional information for the user from a terminal apparatus of the user via the communication interface, and determine that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking, based on the received positional information. 
     
     
         11 . The control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to acquire an image of the rewarding section from a camera configured to capture the image, via the communication interface, and determine that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking, based on the image. 
     
     
         12 . The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the passenger carrying apparatus comprises an elevator, an escalator, and/or a moving walkway. 
     
     
         13 . A method executed by a terminal apparatus configured to communicate with a control apparatus configured to identify a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section, and determine a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking, the method comprising:
 detecting positional information for the user; and   transmitting the detected positional information to the control apparatus.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising transmitting a user identifier corresponding to the user, to a power generation floor. 
     
     
         15 . A method executed by a control apparatus, the method comprising:
 identifying a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section; and   determining a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising acquiring operation information indicating operation status of the passenger carrying apparatus,
 wherein the reward is determined based on the operation information.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the operation information includes a demand level of the passenger carrying apparatus, the method further comprising determining the reward to be higher as the demand level exceeds a reference value by a higher ratio. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the operation information includes electrical energy consumed by the passenger carrying apparatus,
 the method further comprising determining the reward to be higher as the consumed electrical energy exceeds a reference value by a higher ratio.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the operation information includes rated power consumption of the passenger carrying apparatus,
 the method further comprising determining the reward to be higher as the rated power consumption increases.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein a power generation floor is provided in the rewarding section,
 the method further comprising acquiring electrical energy generated by the user traveling on the power generation floor by walking, and determining the reward to be higher as the generated electrical energy increases.